Cache County leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Cache County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cache County, ~23% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cache County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Cache County leans more Republican than 1 of 7 neighbors.
Cache County runs about 10 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Cache County. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 56 points.
Why Cache County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Cache County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cache County votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 59%, well above the Utah average of 32%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Cache County are family households, above 96% of counties.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cache County, UT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cache County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cache County is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 95% of adults in Cache County have completed high school, above 89% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Box Elder County, UT R+56
- Franklin County, ID R+77
- Rich County, UT R+66
- Weber County, UT R+21
- Oneida County, ID R+76
- Morgan County, UT R+63
- Bear Lake County, ID R+71
- Davis County, UT R+24
- Caribou County, ID R+73
- Uinta County, WY R+62
Counties with Similar Populations
- Tangipahoa Parish, LA R+31
- Washington County, TN R+37
- Cambria County, PA R+35
- Harnett County, NC R+21
- Wood County, OH R+11
- Calhoun County, MI R+9
- Kendall County, IL Even
- Warren County, KY R+16
- Pickens County, SC R+43
- Tazewell County, IL R+29
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.